Golf Course Inspection May 2009
The overall
condition of the back 9 was good considering the 5 inches of rain within the
last few days. Most turf areas of the
golf course need mowed. This issue was relative to the weather and not the
maintenance staff. The greens have
recovered quickly from the recent plugging and top dressing, Ken Wolford and
staff should be commended. Open items will be reviewed monthly by the Golf
Committee with the Golf Superintendent and Golf Professional. Review of open issues from previous inspections
is also included in this report. Overall rating of the back 9 is 4.
.
Tees: Overall rating was 3+. Turf density is poor as the tees have recently
been plugged.
Tees 10, 12,
13 and 14 (Black): The tees have not been cut and there isn’t any delineation
between tee and rough. The forward tees are normally cut a fairway length.
Estimated
Completion: 8 May 2009
Tee 11 and
16(Red): Requires a sand container to
repair divots.
Estimated
Completion: 1 June 2009
Fairway/Rough: Overall rating was 4. Even
with the length of the grass, both fairway and rough have very good turf
density and are in good condition
Holes 10,
12, 15 and 17: The fairways have spots of fungus (Fairy Ring). They are the
dark green circles in the fairways.
Estimated
Completion: 1 July 2009
Hole 11: The
sculpted area of the fairway that leads to the green, 40 yards in front of the
green, needs to change so that the fairway points not just to the red tee but
all tees. This can be accomplished by widening fairway area by 5 yards.
Estimated
Completion: 1 July 2009
Hole 11: Uneven cutting of the rough left of green
results in uneven playing conditions.
Estimated
Completion: 1 June 2009
Hole13: The left side of the fairway needs to be
sculpted to follow the contour of the new cart path.
Estimated Completion: 1 July 2009
Hole 13: The turf grass to the right of the cart path
is very poor. The worst area is located where the old cart path was once
located. This area should be marked ground under repair until corrected.
Estimated
Completion: 1 June 2009
Hole 13: The
junipers near the green were removed but the stumps still need to be removed.
Estimated
Completion: 1 July 2009
Hole
13: Bare area in right rough 160 yards
from green.
Estimated Completion:
1 July 2009
Hole 15: There was a pine tree removed, 50 yards from
the black tee, but the stump still needs to be removed.
Estimated
Completion: No date set. Once there are addition stumps to be removed we can
schedule a contractor. Not cost effective to do one at a time. Issue will stay
active until completion.
Hole 15: Cart
path damage, four sections, 265 yards from the green.
Estimated
Completion: The first cart path area to be repaired will be 90 feet of cart
path from Lake Wildwood Drive to 15 tee. This area will address money is
available.
Holes 10 -
18: There are numerous bare spots and damaged turf areas adjacent to the carts
paths. The majority of the damage was caused from golf carts, maintenance and
security vehicles. This will always be a problem with narrow cart paths. That
should not prevent having a maintenance program to correct damages.
Estimated
Completion: 1 August 2009 Will look at
the issue and discuss it with the divot stompers if there could be an addition
volunteer group to provide assistance.
Greenside/Fairway Bunkers: Overall rating was 3. The
overall condition of the bunkers is the lowest of the areas rated. Majority of
the traps are in need of basic maintenance. Grass and small plants are growing
in the traps and they haven’t been edged. Now there is no delineation between the trap
and the rough. Basically the golfer has
to guess whether they are in the trap or not.
Holes 13,
14, 17: Bunkers require additional sand.
13-Front
green side bunker (Right Side)
14-Fairway
bunker (1st bunker)
17-Back left
green side bunker
Estimated
Completion: 1 June 2009
Apron: Overall rating was 4. Majority of aprons are uneven. This problem is
related to the recent plugging and young rye grass growing from the plug holes.
This problem should quickly dissipate. Inspection Committee will monitor
progress.
Greens: Overall rating was 4. The greens were
very slow and that can be attributed to the wet weather. The greens have
recovered quickly from the recent plugging and Ken Wolford and staff should be
commended.
Pro Shop/Practice Area:
Overall rating was 3
Tees Driving Range: Majority of the green
mats need replaced
Estimated
Completion: 15 May 2009
Chipping
area: The yellow balls are extremely worn and need replaced
Estimated
Completion: 15 June 2009
Presently
“ground under repair” is marked only for some tournaments rather than on a
routine basis. The pro should look at
creating a routine program to correct this condition. One idea could have the divot stompers, under
direction of Jim Knight, mark major ground under repair areas.
Estimated
Completion: 1 June 2009
Comments:
The
maintenance staff needs a larger time window to allow spring plugging of the entire
golf course. Maintenance needs a 3 week window to allow plugging of the greens,
tees and fairways. Because of conflicting golf tournament schedule the
maintenance staff was only able to plug 3 of the 9 fairways. There needs to be
a better working partnership between Golf Maintenance and Pro Shop golf
scheduling.
Estimated
Completion: The Golf Committee should be the arbitrator in finding a solution.
Open items from previous reports
Holes 11,
12, 15: To improve playability and to conform to the golf master plan recommend
removing the following bunkers. Hole 11, remove the right rear bunker; Hole 12,
remove fairway bunker on the left side of the fairway and replace with a
mounded grass area; Hole 15, remove the fairway bunker on the right side of
fairway replacing with a mounded grass area.
Estimated
Completion: Golf Committee requested Ken Wolford provide cost to correct. The
golf committee then will make a decision. 1 May 2009
Type of
bunker sand used. The players have been
asking the inspection team why the sand at LWW is so fine. We would suggest a test program be
implemented where different types of sand
are added to separate bunkers and let the golfers decide.
Estimated
Completion: Golf Committee requested Ken Wolford provide cost for a test
program. The golf committee then will make a decision. 1 May 2009
Practice Area:
The reason for the low rating was the synthetic green area above the practice
sand trap. This area in compacted with sand and mold. Recommend that Ken
Wolford and Jim Knight formulate a plan for correction.
Estimated
Completion: Golf Committee requested Ken Wolford provide cost to correct. The
golf committee then will make a decision. 1 May 2009
Tees:
Turf density is good with the exception of tees 4
Tee 4
(White): Turf density was very
poor. This tee has a history of poor
condition. There needs to be a permanent fix to a longstanding problem.
Estimated
Completion: PAD is currently being
written to modify tee. 1 July 2009
Tee 6
(White): There is a depression in the middle front of the tee adjacent to the
white yardage marker. 1 July 2009
Estimated
Completion
Hole 1: The encroachment of the rough into the
fairway is affecting playability. This
issue was documented in the May inspection and corrected in August. Since that time the rough was allowed to
expand.
Estimated
Completion: 13 April 2009
Hole 2: Bare area left of cart path near hazard.
Estimated
Completion: 1 May 2009
Hole 4: Numerous bare areas to the left of cart path,
starting approximately 100 yards from the tee where the cart path curb ends,
and extends 250 ft.
Estimated
Completion: 1 May 2009
Hole 5: Wet area in rough just past the small pine
tree on the right approximately 250 yards from the green. It may be a water line leak.
Estimated Completion: 1 May 2009
Hole 6: Wet area in rough near the right green side
bunker, between the bunker and cart path. Estimated Completion: 1 July 2009
Hole 6: Bare/Dead area by fountain.
Estimated
Completion: 1 June 2009
Hole 8: Bare area between the cart path and green.
Estimated
Completion: 1 June 2009
Apron:
Majority of aprons are uneven. This area has seen the high and low
ratings over the last year. The apron
condition did show a great improvement during the summer months but needs to be
addressed again. Estimated Completion: Done, but will be monitored.
Cart path on
hole 15 needs repaired. The 90 feet of cart path from Lake Wildwood Drive to
the 15 tee needs replaced.
Estimated
Completion 15 Sept 2009
Green 8.
Over the last few years the right side of the green surface area has been
considerably reduced and patched with varied types of grasses. This has led to a smaller and more oval
green. If there is a problem with the
right side that can’t be rectified we would recommend expanding the green on
the left side and left rear of the green.
The larger green area would provide additional pin placement areas and
reduce wear.
Estimated
Completion….. 1 July 2009
Hole 7
fairway. The black tee points directly to the left rough.
Estimated
Completion….. 13 July 2009
Inspection Team:
Gary
Turzak, Raymond Lamberton-James, Mike
Byrne